Valparaiso's women's swim team is just eight points out of second place after one day of competition at the Mid-Continent Conference Swimming and Diving Championships held Thursday in Indianapolis, Ind.

Britt Nelson (Cortland, N.Y./Homer H.S.) then turned in a fourth place effort in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 18:24.93. Maggie Kroemer (Brown Deer, Wis./Milwaukee Lutheran H.S.) was seventh in the event with a mark of 18:48.17, while Katie Ryan (Bremen, Ind./Bremen H.S.) was 14th with a time of 20:24.11.